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Utilities

AGL slugged with $3m fine for Victorian efficiency certificate shortfall
AGL falls foul of Victoria energy regulator, again, this time for failing to meet its obligations under the state’s energy efficiency scheme.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 24, 2018

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Utilities

Origin to install 4MWh battery at north Queensland peaking plant
Origin Energy inks deal with South Korean consortium to install 4MWh battery at its 414MW Mt Stuart open cycle gas power plant, to use for emergency starts and to support the growing amount of renewables in Queensland’s north.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 8, 2018

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Markets

How a hidden fossil fuel subsidy is costing homeowners thousands
Did you know most states’ building codes force people to connect a new house to the gas network? The question is – why?
Matthew Wright and Paul Szuster

Jul 4, 2018

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Renewables

Record renewables roll-out eases gas crisis, says AEMO
AEMO says record rollout of wind and solar has eased the dependence on gas, freeing up more supplies and reducing prices.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 22, 2018

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Markets

What’s happened to South Australia’s biggest and most modern gas generators?
The biggest and most modern gas generation units in South Australia have been out of action for the past month.
Giles Parkinson

May 22, 2018

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Solar

Solar plus storage spells doom for gas peakers
Renewables paired with storage could see gas peakers become a rarity, only selectively and sparingly used in systems with challenging limitations or localised constraints.
Fereidoon Sioshansi

Mar 27, 2018

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Smart Energy

ACT to trial first “gas free” suburb in next stage of 100% renewable goal
A new housing development in the ACT will trial a gas-free residential precinct initially incorporating 350 homes.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 2, 2018

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Renewables

Solar and wind could deliver zero carbon gas grid by 2050
Report says Australia’s current gas network could – and should – be decarbonised by 2050, through combination of renewables generated hydrogen fuel, biogas, and CCS.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 18, 2017

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Smart Energy

ACCC sets bar on ground for gas industry to jump over
As Australia’s competition regulator and national consumer law champion, it beggars belief that the ACCC continues to pander to the gas cartel.
Bruce Robertson

Dec 15, 2017

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Markets

Australia wind and solar power overtake gas in September
Not long ago, energy market modellers thought we’d be building gas turbines everywhere to hit our emissions targets. How quickly things change.
Tristan Edis

Oct 16, 2017

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Markets

Origin and Santos: Australia’s bungling Gas Giants
There is no easy answer to Australia’s gas shortfall and high prices – and certainly not Turnbull’s Venezuala-style solution. The best bets might be gas imports, and to build more renewables …
David Leitch

Sep 26, 2017

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More renewables, fewer coal outages could ease potential gas shortfall
AEMO sees the new build of renewable energy as critical to meet power supply shortfalls, noting in its latest report that more renewables will mean less need to burn gas for electricity. It also warns more gas will be needed if one of the country’s ageing coal generators fails.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 25, 2017

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